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Summary:

Family papers, correspondence and newspaper clippings. This collection covers the life of the Sanchez family in St. Augustine from 1812, the family's ordeals during the Civil War, the family business, and E. C. Sanchez's political career. Included are E. C. Sanchez's collected notes and writings for a history of Gainesville, Florida, as well as correspondence between his father, James, and his uncle, Venancio, regarding the family shipping business and its transactions with Cuba circa 1840-60. The collection also contains a scrapbook, Municipal Club of Gainesville, circa 1907, and newspaper clippings regarding E. C. Sanchez's political activity.

Biographical:

Merchant, lawyer, writer. Sanchez was born in 1849, in St. Augustine, Florida. He was educated in the common schools and the East Florida Seminary, and began his career as a merchant in Gainesville, Florida, until 1874, when he decided to study law. He was admitted to the practice in 1875, and became an influential member of the constitutional convention of 1885. He was also a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1884. He died in 1927.

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located a saw-tLill out here about where Mr. HIa used to live, a.t th -::

branch,, and Mrs'. Dinkins lived where Mr. Tomkies lives. They are all-:.\.
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.Q! You came here prior to the building of the Court House? .. '4'

". A- Yes, sir, I came here in '54. The last election which deoidal .4|

:. the lbocation of the Court House .was in the Fall of 154. We had. thrint''l.

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'". ..Q-Tell me all about those election! who took part in them., e.tt

Sr:. A- They had three elections. The first was to locate the Couri4A'.

i.f'. house as near the center of the County as practicable. That elitt%

Scarraerd.o They then repealed it, and they had a divisional election'''..'
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:"e That was for one" Court House to be at Newnansville, and the other &"t. ,

M::l:. icanopy,. and they carried it by a small majority, and made two ooUmt,
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: tles out of Alachua County, locating one at Micanopy,. and the otheo, ,&e

;- ewnansville-' There were a great many South Carolinians',. North qiU"|^ f
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'. an and G.eorgian%. and they had an election in the Fall of 'I54 60" a'i&

-A:i... {decided the County site should be as near central as practicable,. ..

'....,'thdase in favor of the County had the Gounty surveyed,, and found t
U.;... C countyy site near Sugar Fbot Prairie',. It was not practicable. to .p'M'
I:.I ..t:. House there. Major Jaa.. B. Bailey and Tillman. IXgra, d i$

Give me any leading events that took place during thts time? .-
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I take for great it, that you will answer ttat you were here or here-

abouts at the time of the location, if so do you remember any of the

old people early settlers of the town. and if so give me the namesand

artlleadug events or occurrences of this time? t /...Lai...L ,'-,

Now between 1856. and 1861.or the breaking out of the war.give me any

facts oecurrenoes .or events that took place during this periodas-as

fully as you ean?

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can you tell about the time the Failroad was built or reached Gaines

ville? &4 4. 66 J c i d dCd

Do you remember the moving of the officers from Fernandina to Gaines

ville,if sVgive me some of their names if you can?

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I am apprised that you went away in the confederate service. give me
any fats that you may possess up to the time of your going away, ?

Were there any military companies organized here for the confederate
War. give me the names of the captain and other commissioned officers
of you oompany,giv me the names of Ingrains after Vallandinghamsoo 0o
the commissioned officers, and finally if yon can ,ribe me the corn-
any)s that constituted the 7th Regiment.a.d who were the RMgixantal
officers, give me any other information you may have as to this orgaa
ization? '- w-o S- < .O ',-',. LA.-:" -.- .
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S Was there not another company organized here from citizens of the
County of Alachua. before the organization of your Regiment, if so
give me all the information you can? S. .% / ;/CLL ,
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S Finally give me all the information you can since the war. and during
f the reconstruction period?

Give me all the information you can about Ga inesville and the saur
roundineg country?

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not the Indian name for the sink from which the County is namsdB
Ltohua. instead. ot Alachua.? ?a-- 4WG#.L4P&.O9A..
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and in fact the first church of any denomination. He was universely
loved and respected and continued to reside here? and left a number
of worthy descendantswho are still among our citizens.
Stephen P. Beville who lived and continued to reside here, his k1f
home .known as the Beville Hotel, was a noted ., eis' In the eirly dvys
he was clerk of the Circuit Court for many yea-irs he left a large
family some of whom still reside here.
Judge Jas. B. Dawkins, who was the solicitor of the circuit
court first held in Gainesville. He lived just out side of the town,
where
his house stood lust abow#the present residence of Zfl Col H. F.
Dutton does ncwhe continued to live here to the time of his death
he held many positions of Honor and trut-jhe was a magnificent man,he
was a true christian free from bigotry, he was charitable to a fault
no needy parson or ove in distress ever applied to him in vain, he w&S
later appointed Judge of the Circuit Court for this oit-ruit, and
presided with dignity and wisdom, he died during the .S4at4af his
appointment- un&versely lamented by the citizens.
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